California

A classic back country trad route near Mammoth Mountain ski area.
A GPS can help the scenic four hours hike from the parking. There is quite a few possible
variations to the approach. If you end up doing some of the approach at night,
the GPS can be very useful.

Take highway 395 heading north of the city of Bishop for about
24.0 sm
to a few buildings and a restaurant called "Tom's Place" at
N 37o 33' 49.3'' - W 119o 40' 55.4''
CCAB00 .
Turn left and head south on Rock Creek Road all the way to
the end of the road to Mosquito Flat at
N 37o 26' 7.6'' - W 118o 44' 48.1''
CCAB01 , the altitude is
10300 feet
.
Take the trail heading south towards Morgan Pass. At a fork at
N 37o 25' 44.9'' - W 118o 45' 3.5''
CCAB02 stay left towards Morgan Pass.
After crossing a stream leave the large sandy trail at
N 37o 23' 33.2'' - W 118o 45' 16.4''
CCAB03 . Keep following the stream on a faint level trail that goes by a lake, leave all trails and
start climbing a steep rock field at
N 37o 23' 21.6'' - W 118o 45' 23.6''
CCAB04 . Walk on large rocks to an unremarkable point at
N 37o 23' 19.4'' - W 118o 45' 23.5''
CCAB05 . Keep on walking on large rocks by an other unremarkable point at
N 37o 23' 14.1'' - W 118o 45' 22.5''
CCAB06 . Walk by a lake at
N 37o 22' 52.2'' - W 118o 45' 41.6''
CCAB07 . Pass a saddle at
N 37o 22' 57.2'' - W 118o 45' 33.5''
CCAB08 . Walk to the south end of Dade lake at
N 37o 22' 44.0'' - W 118o 45' 50.2''
CCAB09 . The north side of the lake is the last good place for a tent.
Climb an other steep
1000 feet
to the start of the Bear Creek Spire North Arete route (5.8) at
N 37o 22' 17.0'' - W 118o 46' 1.0''
CCAB10 . An ice axe can be useful to go up the steep snow at the base. The first pitch of the route starts
on slabs and continues in a crack left of an huge and obvious left facing corner.
The summit is at
13713 feet
.

A great band of steep volcanic rock near Mammoth Mountain ski area. Steep
sport routes 5.11 and harder. A GPS will make the 30 minutes hike from
the parking easy.

Take highway 395 north of Bishop to highway 203 west towards the town
of Mammoth Lakes. Stay on 203 all the way up to Minaret Summit and down
to "Rainbow Falls Trailhead Parking" at
N 37o 36' 51.4'' - W 119o 4' 21.5''
CCA001 . Head south on a main trail to a unremarkable point along the trail at
N 37o 36' 29.5'' - W 119o 4' 41.3''
CCA002 . From that unremarkable point head south-east
on a faint path for a short distance to a wide gravel trail at
N 37o 36' 26.5'' - W 119o 4' 39.9''
CCA003 . On this gravel trail head south-west to
a point
100 feet
pass a creek at
N 37o 36' 12.2'' - W 119o 4' 44.5''
CCA004 . From that point
100 feet
pass a creek a small climbers path heads south-west and
leads to the crag at
N 37o 35' 42.4'' - W 119o 4' 44.9''
CCA005 .

The crag is
80 feet
lower then the parking. The altitude is around
7700 feet
. Note that road 203 closes at 7:10 am in the summer.

Short nice, mainly moderate sport climbs on volcanic tuff.
A GPS will be very helpful to find the parking.

From the exit for the town of Mammoth lakes on highway 395 drive
6.9 sm
north bound pass a rest stop to
N 37o 44' 8.0'' - W 118o 58' 13.3''
CCA006 and make a right (heading NE true) on Owens River Road (a good paved road number 2S07). Drive
1.8 sm
to
N 37o 44' 51.8'' - W 118o 56' 20.2''
CCA007 and make a left (Big Spring campground entrance). After a few meters make a right towards Alper Canyon
on road 2SO4 (that road will soon turns to gravel). Drive
2.0 sm
to
N 37o 46' 24.9'' - W 118o 56' 46.5''
CCA008 and make a sharp right on narrower road 2SO6 (there is a fork after
0.9 sm
, stay right at the fork on the main track). Drive
1.6 sm
to
N 37o 45' 47.9'' - W 118o 55' 27.0''
CCA009 and make a sharp left on 1S47 through a gate (there is a fork after
1.4 sm
, stay right on the main track).
Just after the gate there is a short steep downhill (possibly best with 4WD).
Drive
2.0 sm
to the small round parking at the end of the road at
N 37o 47' 5.4'' - W 118o 54' 55.1''
CCA010 (there is a fork after
1.5 sm
, stay right at fork on the main track).

The climbs are about 10 minutes walk up on a narrow trail north of the parking.
King Spud 11c is at
N 37o 47' 23.8'' - W 118o 54' 51.1''
CCA011 .

A small granite sport climbing area near Mammoth Mountain ski area.
Follow driving directions for the
Dike Wall
and park at Lake George near the Crystal Lake trailhead sign at
N 37o 36' 12.5'' - W 119o 0' 40.2''
CCA901

Take the Crystal Lake trail. The trail parallels a road at first and soon climbs
with many switchbacks. Make a well marked left towards Crystal Lake at a fork at
N 37o 35' 55.5'' - W 119o 1' 7.3''
CCA902 . After reaching Crystal Lake head straight up the mountain following
unobvious climber trail(s) that start at
N 37o 35' 40.3'' - W 119o 0' 59.8''
CCA903 . If you loose the faint trails, just keep going up (the crag is at the top!).
Keep heading straight up (rather then angle right) at
N 37o 35' 37.6'' - W 119o 0' 54.6''
CCA904 . The Highlands Wall (Cristal Crag NNW face) is at
N 37o 35' 34.4'' - W 119o 0' 50.7''
CCA910 . The Schoolboy Butress is just a little further at
N 37o 35' 31.6'' - W 119o 0' 47.6''
CCA909 . The altitude of the crag is about
9770 feet
or
730 feet
above Lake George and the parking.

Take highway 395 north of Bishop to highway 203 west towards the town
of Mammoth Lakes. From Mammoth Lakes follow signs to Lake Mary and park a
little further at Lake George.

From the parking take the trail
towards T J Berret. This trail takes you around
Lake George clockwise along the east shore.
Stay along the lake, never more then
100 feet
away from the shore.
At
N 37o 35' 53.3'' - W 119o 0' 39.5''
CCA912 leave the shore and take a small (easy to miss) steep climber's path that climbs by a small house painted
green and an outhouse. Follow the path to the crag at
N 37o 35' 44.0'' - W 119o 0' 45.1''
CCA911 . The crag is
300 feet
above Lake George.

Drive to the town of Bishop. At a main intersection head west on Line Street at
N 37o 21' 41.1'' - W 118o 23' 43.6''
CCA920 . Drive
1.5 sm
and make a left on Barlow Lane at
N 37o 21' 40.5'' - W 118o 25' 23.7''
CCA921 . Drive
1.6 sm
and make a right on Bir road (no sign) at
N 37o 20' 16.6'' - W 118o 25' 23.1''
CCA922 . Drive
1.2 sm
and make a left on a dirt road just after the third power line at
N 37o 19' 31.9'' - W 118o 26' 21.8''
CCA923 . Drive
0.2 sm
on the dirt road under the power line and make a right at
N 37o 19' 26.7'' - W 118o 26' 7.3''
CCA924 . Drive heading south-west
0.7 sm
to the end of "Warm Springs Road" (no sign) to the start of the trail at
N 37o 19' 1.1'' - W 118o 26' 40.5''
CCA925 .

The small but well traveled trail starts heading south-west up a small canyon.
The trail is obvious to follow.
After a few minutes you come to this unremarkable point in the canyon:
N 37o 18' 58.7'' - W 118o 26' 41.9''
CCA926 . After about a 45 minutes walk you will arrive at the main bouldering area at
N 37o 18' 24.3'' - W 118o 26' 40.5''
CCA927 , the gps measured altitude is
6150 feet
. The large "Druid Stone" boulder is nearby at
N 37o 18' 26.0'' - W 118o 26' 11.8''
CCA928 .

Note that many boulders can be seen all along the way up to the main area.
If you continue on the trail pass the main area for another 20 minutes to
N 37o 17' 20.1'' - W 118o 26' 52.7''
CCA929 a whole new set of boulders are nearby!

A set of great hot springs near Mammoth Airport. From Bishop drive on US
395 towards Mammoth Airport (near the town of Mammoth Lakes). Along US
395 and just south of the runway turn on Benton
Crossing Road at
N 37o 37' 5.5'' - W 118o 49' 24.0''
CCA012 heading north-east.
There is a lonely small green church at the corner.

Hot Tub: Take Benton Crossing Road and make a left after
1.0 sm
on a wide dirt road (road 3S50) at
N 37o 37' 57.9'' - W 118o 48' 39.4''
CCA016 . Drive
1.1 sm
and make a right on a narrow dirt road at
N 37o 38' 53.9'' - W 118o 48' 36.7''
CCA017 . Drive about
0.2 sm
to the tub at
N 37o 38' 51.5'' - W 118o 48' 28.4''
CCA018 . Hot Tub will be found near the road on the left side, its easy to miss at night.

Crowley Hot Springs: Take Benton Crossing Road. Just after
the turn onto Benton Crossing road you will cross the first cattle guard.
Drive
3.1 sm
and make a right onto a narrow dirt road at the third cattle guard at
N 37o 39' 18.5'' - W 118o 47' 23.2''
CCA019 . Drive about
1.4 sm
and park in a large flat area with logs around
it at
N 37o 39' 32.9'' - W 118o 46' 14.5''
CCA020 . Walk further (downhill) for a few hundreds yards to the main spring at
N 37o 39' 40.4'' - W 118o 46' 3.7''
CCA021 .

Crab Cooker: Take dirt road 3S50 (see Hot Tub directions) and
drive
2.0 sm
and make a right at
N 37o 39' 38.8'' - W 118o 48' 27.9''
CCA022 . After this point the road gets narrow and windy with a few more forks then
I describe, so use the coordinates. Drive
0.8 sm
and make a right (direction North-East) at a "dirt road split" at
N 37o 39' 52.4'' - W 118o 48' 16.1''
CCA023 . The pool is nearby (
0.3 sm
as the crow flies) at
N 37o 39' 45.5'' - W 118o 48' 0.4''
CCA024 .

Shepherd Hot Springs: Follow Crab Cooker directions to the "dirt road split" but
make a left (heading North). Drive to the nearby spring (
0.1 sm
as the crow flies) at
N 37o 40' 1.6'' - W 118o 48' 13.0''
CCA025 on the right side of the road.

Little Hot Creek: Take dirt road 3S50 (see Hot Tub directions)
and drive
3.3 sm
and make a left at
N 37o 40' 29.5'' - W 118o 48' 22.5''
CCA026 on Owens River Road. Drive
0.7 sm
and make a left on Antelope road (heading south-west) at
N 37o 40' 57.7'' - W 118o 48' 40.4''
CCA027 . Drive
2.5 sm
and make a right (heading north and up) at
N 37o 41' 12.1'' - W 118o 51' 0.6''
CCA028 . Drive
0.8 sm
staying right at all forks. The creek is at
N 37o 41' 23.5'' - W 118o 50' 32.8''
CCA029 . Little Hot Creek is to the right of the road, you
have to cross the hot stream. The last part of the road may require four wheel drive.

A great hot spring
7.0 sm
south of Bishop on 395. The hot spring (in fact a set of pools) is free and used day and night
by a good number of people. Despite the lack of seclusion the great majority
of users enjoy the springs without "textiles". You are very unlikely to
be alone: check the other hot springs in the area if you are looking for seclusion.

From Bishop drive south on 395 and make a right on the small paved Keough
Hot Springs road at
N 37o 15' 32.0'' - W 118o 21' 41.4''
CCA030 . After about
0.6 sm
make a right on a small paved road. Drive about
0.1 sm
, avoid driving pass the sharp and unmarked end of the road (do not cross the hot
stream). Make a left down a steep dirt trail to the hot springs.

Many great well protected sport climbs in a canyon that would make a
good set for a "survival after world war III" movie. The Bishop area is
full of great hot springs. You will find in this document the directions to
Keough Hot Springs
and
Hot Creek.

Drive on highway 395, about
14.0 sm
north of the town of Bishop. Turn east on Gorge Road at
N 37o 26' 45.7'' - W 118o 34' 18.4''
CCA032 . After about
0.5 sm
you will reach a T junction (the T junction is at
N 37o 26' 41.3'' - W 118o 33' 34.8''
CCA033 ), at the T junction make a left onto the
Gorge Parallel road (heading North). Drive north along that road and make
a right when you hit the latitude of the selected central or south
parking area. The north parking area is along the road.

Central Parking Area (top of Mountaineers trail):
N 37o 30' 34.8'' - W 118o 34' 16.2''
CCA034 . The Central Parking Area is the most used area, a good choice
for the first visit. The Central Parking Area is reached by a short steep
narrow dirt road. The trail starts by the power tower. Walk down
to the bottom of the gorge along the steep and loose Mountaineers trail.
The Author and Laurie Chow have opened a new safe climb named
Sparky Does Power Tower 5.10d at
N 37o 30' 40.2'' - W 118o 34' 4.3''
CCA035Sparky Does Power Tower Info

South Parking Area
N 37o 29' 28.6'' - W 118o 33' 49.0''
CCA036 . Walk down or (better) mountain bike down the L.A.D.W.P. access road heading
North to the south gorge. A gate prevents non official vehicles from entering.

North Parking Area
N 37o 31' 20.9'' - W 118o 34' 35.9''
CCA037 . Walk along the short
section of paved road that heads North to a gate at
N 37o 31' 29.9'' - W 118o 34' 32.0''
CCA038 (you can see the gate from the parking area). Walk down the
road pass the gate. At
N 37o 31' 36.5'' - W 118o 34' 30.2''
CCA039 turn right onto the steep rocky trail to the bottom of the gorge.

Horton Creek Campground
N 37o 23' 6.1'' - W 118o 34' 23.0''
CCA040 . A nice and free campground used by climbers. From the Gorge drive South on 395, make a
right on Pine Creek road (direction Rovana) at
N 37o 25' 11.8'' - W 118o 33' 21.1''
CCA041 , drive
1.6 sm
and make a left on Round Valley road, drive
2.0 sm
and make a right at
N 37o 23' 52.8'' - W 118o 34' 35.8''
CCA042 on a road to Horton Ceek Campground. This right turn is very easy to miss (especially
at night).

Interesting short sport climbs on rather loose rock in the middle of the
desert. The bolts are good and close. This is not a major climbing area.

From the city of Barstow in Southern California drive south on highway
247 and turn right (heading south-west) on a dirt road at
N 34o 40' 52.1'' - W 116o 57' 59.2''
CCA045 (This point is
17.5 sm
north of the small town of Lucerne Valley on highway 237, a pumping station
is near this point). Drive
1.8 sm
on the dirt road. Try to stay on the main dirt
road, heading towards the larger steeper rocks. A 4WD might be advisable
to go all the way. Park at
N 34o 39' 58.6'' - W 116o 58' 42.2''
CCA046 (the GPS altitude is about
3600 feet
). You are at the "Parking Area" near the Meat Locker formation.

The cliffs are not easy to find: From San Francisco drive on I80 to
the town of Truckee, in Truckee make a sharp right on road SR267
(
N 39o 19' 39.0'' - W 120o 11' 1.3''
CCA047 ), drive
2.0 sm
and turn right on Palisades (
N 39o 19' 33.2'' - W 120o 10' 37.7''
CCA048 ), drive
0.8 sm
and turn right on Silverfir (
N 39o 18' 56.3'' - W 120o 10' 49.0''
CCA049 ), drive
0.4 sm
and turn left on Thelin (
N 39o 18' 55.4'' - W 120o 11' 20.1''
CCA050 ), just after the turn on Thelin (less then
0.1 sm
) turn right on forest service road #6 trough gate (
N 39o 18' 46.7'' - W 120o 11' 20.2''
CCA051 ), drive
5.0 sm
staying on the main dirt road go strait in doubt), turn right on an unobvious and unmarked
forest road at
N 39o 15' 0.5'' - W 120o 11' 24.5''
CCA052 and park. Walk
0.7 sm
along a small trail near an old logging road to the unremarkable old parking area at
N 39o 14' 44.2'' - W 120o 12' 1.3''
CCA053 . From the old parking area take a relatively good climbers trail uphill (heading west) to a break
in the cliffs at
N 39o 14' 44.3'' - W 120o 12' 1.1''
CCA054 . From break in the cliffs walk
down to the bottom of the cliffs, the West Face of the North wall is to
your left. The dense forest might block at times the GPS signal.

Trad and sport climbing on excellent granite in the scenic Sierras. The
climbs are on a set of disparate short walls around old highway 40. The
climbing is very varied: slabs, cracks, faces and even radical overhangs.
The number sport climbs is limited and you will usually only find one or
two sport climbs at your level in a given area. The quality and spacing
of the bolts varies. The altitude is around
7000 feet
.

From the Town of Truckee, North of Lake Tahoe, take old highway 40 westbound
to Donner Summit. The climbs are along the highway, before the summit,
before the Alpine Skills Institute building.

From the city of Sacramento take freeway I80 eastbound, before the town
of Truckee take Soda Springs exit and follow old highway 40. The climbs
are along the highway, passed the summit, after the Alpine Skills Institute
building.

Space Wall
N 39o 19' 21.0'' - W 120o 18' 53.1''
CCA059 . Space Wall is not very easy
to find and the climbers trail vanishes at times. Park at the Peanut Gallery
(see above), head west for about 50 meters (165 ft) at first its a hard
scramble, then head up direction NNW to Space Wall, the last 50 meters
is a scramble down to the base of the wall. Try the climb "Made In Japan"
11a.

ASI Parking
N 39o 19' 0.0'' - W 120o 19' 34.3''
CCA060 . The ASI (Alpine Skills Institute)
parking is used to access the short Goldilocks Wall. The bolted
wall is to the SW and bellow the ASI building, down climb some easy slabs
to the base.

Mayhem Cove
N 38o 57' 12.0'' - W 120o 6' 53.4''
CCA062 To reach these overhanging
sport routes go behind the parking bathroom and take a good trail heading
in the direction of the wall (do not take Eagle Lake trail at all). Make
a hard to find left and scramble up a steep and loose faint trail that
leads directly to the left side of the wall. The coordinates are the coordinates
of the end of this scramble.

Ninety Foot Wall (far right of wall)
N 38o 56' 59.9'' - W 120o 7' 0.2''
CCA063
A popular top rope and beginner area. It is reached by following Eagle
Lake trail that starts in the back of the parking. As you get very near
the wall, leave the trail before a small bridge and walk along the right
side of the creek to the wall (no real trail).

Mainly easy to moderate trad routes and some bolted lines on granite. The
routes are up to three pitches. Easy and moderate routes abound. The cliffs
are easy to find and you will probably not need to refer to the GPS coordinates.

From the city of Sacramento take highway 50 towards South Lake Tahoe.
Turn right in the small community of Strawberry at Strawberry Lodge. Drive
to the nearby campground located towards the cliffs and park. Walk towards
the cliffs on an obvious path.

Mt. Diablo is only worth checking out if you live in the Bay Area. You
will find top ropes, sport routes and trad cracks on sandstone. Beware
of poison oak (its all over the climbing areas).

Take highway 680 to Danville, take Diablo road exit (direction north-east),
follow Diablo road as it winds around a suburban are, make a left at
N 37o 49' 56.0'' - W 121o 57' 7.1''
CCA066 towards the Mt. Diablo State Park (you are now
on Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd), enter the park (pay entrance fee), park in
the first pick nick area on the right (see coordinates).

Lower Tier of Boy Scout Rocks (measured at the top of the rock)
N 37o 50' 49.7'' - W 121o 55' 33.1''
CCA068 . The very bottom of this rock formation has
the best climbs: the best sport climbs are the two bolted routes right
of the large slanting crack/chimney.

Red Rock Beach, also called "Mickey's Beach" has probably the best hard sport climbing in
the Bay Area and some bouldering. Its also a beautiful clothing optional beach/climbing
area!

Take highway 1 along the cost north of San Francisco nearly all the way to the small
beach town of Stinson beach. Park at
N 37o 53' 19.4'' - W 122o 37' 46.7''
CCAM01 walk down to the obvious main rock at
N 37o 53' 18.8'' - W 122o 37' 57.6''
CCAM02 .

About
1000 feet
south-east there is an other large rock along the coast called "The Egg".
Its tempting (and pretty) to walk to it directly to The Egg from Mickey's Beach, but you
will get wet even at low tide. The easiest approach is to park at the Steep Ravine
Cabins gate on highway 1 at
N 37o 53' 10.9'' - W 122o 37' 35.2''
CCAM03 and walk down the road to the cabins and then north-west along the beach to the
Egg shaped rock at
N 37o 53' 8.7'' - W 122o 37' 47.2''
CCAM04 . If the tide is exceptionally low check this point just north of the
Egg for a very nice warming surprize:
N 37o 53' 11.4'' - W 122o 37' 50.6''
CCAM05 .

Take highway 108
42.0 sm
pass the city of Jamestown (near the city of Sonora) and make a right on dirt road 5NO6 at
N 38o 18' 37.1'' - W 119o 56' 17.7''
CCA070 the altitude is
6560 feet
. Drive
0.3 sm
and the road splits and splits again a little further to effectively make a 3 prongs fork,
take the middle road of that 3 prongs fork (the right prong road is labeled 5N14Y).
Drive and park at the end of the drivable part of the road at
N 38o 19' 21.5'' - W 119o 57' 8.5''
CCA071 the altitude is
5950 feet
. Walk about
200 metres
further along the closed forest road, make a right onto slabs (faint trail and cairns) and walk
to the start of a steep climber's trail at
N 38o 19' 35.3'' - W 119o 57' 21.8''
CCA072 . Drop down
the trail to the Lost World, the climb Green Monster 12a is at
N 38o 19' 44.8'' - W 119o 57' 14.9''
CCA073 the altitude is
5085 feet
. A few minutes walk further and you can swim in beautiful Donnell Creek lake.

From the townof Sonora drive
32.0 sm
east bound on Sonora Pass highway 108 to the small town of Strawberry.
From Strawberry drive an other
4.0 sm
on highway 108. Turn left on Beardsley road at
N 38o 13' 15.6'' - W 119o 59' 54.2''
CCA074 and drive
1.0 sm
. Turn right on gravel road 5N06 and drive
2.1 sm
. Take right fork on 5N09X. and drive
2.5 sm
to parking.

Parking, the climbs are just next to the car.
N 38o 16' 5.2'' - W 120o 0' 35.3''
CCA075

A few good sport climbs on basalt, from 5.10a to 5.12b. Most climbs are
short. The Grotto is not a good destination area, but might be worth a detour.

Take highway 108, in James Town take Rawhide road and follow these directions:

Drive about
2.0 sm
on Rawhide and make a left onto Shell road
N 37o 57' 36.0'' - W 120o 29' 54.0''
CCA076 (this is not a precise measurement).

After reaching the end of the pavement by a house, drive through (first)
cattle gate located at
N 37o 56' 30.0'' - W 120o 27' 42.0''
CCA077 (this is not a precise measurement).

Drive on the dirt road for about
1.3 sm
. A high clearance car is advisable. Park the car along the dirt road at
N 37o 55' 35.4'' - W 120o 27' 56.4''
CCA078 the (altimeter) altitude is
1400 feet
. The steep narrow trail to the Grotto starts
on your left and goes by a telephone pole. Once you reach the cliff go
left along the cliff and then down (one climbing move) about 15 meters
to the Grotto.

The main area is the Grotto area, the popular Ort Wall is at:
N 37o 55' 36.0'' - W 120o 27' 45.6''
CCA079 The (altimeter) altitude is
1580 feet
. Check out a
picture
of a fun basalt pillar.

A less traveled area is the Fissures: park (or walk) to
N 37o 55' 56.6'' - W 120o 27' 43.9''
CCA080 along the dirt road, this is a spot just after
the 2nd gate. Walk up from this point on a steep and barely marked 4wd
road leaving from the left side of the dirt road. The trail is overgrown
at times. Beware of poison oak.

The Fissures area is at
N 37o 55' 45.0'' - W 120o 27' 33.0''
CCA081 this point is next to the climb called Luminous.

The Mountaineers route is a long, steep gully flanking the NW side of Mount Whitney.
The trail meanders through bushes; ascends steep, loose dirt and scree; and climbs
easy 3rd class near the summit. It can be done with one very long day or two days
with a bivy. The best time of year is late summer after the snow has melted from the
gully. I recommend hiking to Upper Boy Scout Lake and bivying for the night, then
summit and hike out. Go light as there is lots of altitude gain and difficult hiking.

Start at Lone Pine, CA and drive west up Whitney Portal Road to the ranger station.
Begin at the trail head
N 36o 35' 12.3'' - W 118o 14' 25.2''
CCAW01 to Mt. Whitney. Hike this well traveled trail to Pine Creek
N 36o 35' 12.5'' - W 118o 14' 43.3''
CCAW02 , cross the creek, and turn west up the drainage.
The next section is difficult meandering through bushes, especially with a pack.
Use the following coordinates to assist with route finding:

Scramble up the rocks on the south side of the gully, do not start in the gully, to
N 36o 34' 47.0'' - W 118o 17' 24.8''
CCAW28 . Now work your way into the gully and slip and slide your way to the top of it
N 36o 34' 46.3'' - W 118o 17' 37.9''
CCAW29 . Hike west to the first col
N 36o 34' 45.8'' - W 118o 17' 38.5''
CCAW30 and climb 3rd class to the top
N 36o 34' 42.6'' - W 118o 17' 39.6''
CCAW31 . A few hundred yards more and you are at the summit of Mt. Whitney
N 36o 34' 43.0'' - W 118o 17' 31.3''
CCAW32 , the highest place in the contiguous US.

A world famous area in Yosemite park, full of large granite domes. Climbs
are often less then vertical with knobs. Tuolumne Meadows is full of trad
routes with long runouts and very very old bolts, there is only a few sport
routes. East Cottage Dome and Medlicot Dome have most of the good sport
routes. Your GPS will be very usefull to find all the following areas.

From the town of Manteca (South of Stockton, West of San Francisco)
take highway 120 and follow it nearly to Tioga pass.

Medlicot Dome, Pretty in Pink Point route,
N 37o 51' 18.0'' - W 119o 25' 41.0''
CCA083 . A short unobvious and unbolted 5.6 climb leads to a very large ledge and
the base of Pretty in Pink Point. Park at the Medlicot Dome central parking
area and follow a trail. The trail is not very well marked and easy to
loose as you approach the dome.

East Cottage Dome, parking area,
N 37o 52' 47.9'' - W 119o 24' 11.8''
CCA084 . Park in the small sandy and sloppy pullout on the north side of road 120.

East Cottage Dome West Face, near the climb Knoboxious 5.10+,
N 37o 53' 5.8'' - W 119o 24' 22.0''
CCA085 . From the parking follow a narrow climber trail
uphill, the trail vanishes at times as you cross low angle slabs. If you
completely loose the trail, keep heading directly towards the dome, its
an easy bush walk. Scramble up the dome from the west side, a few cairns
on the dome mark the easiest way up. Keep walking along the a huge ledge
to the West Face.

The world famous Yosemite Valley ("The Valley"). You are surrounded by
huge walls of granite and spectacular waterfalls on both side of the valley.
Most climbing is "trad" crack climbing with few or no bolts. Aid and "Big
Wall" climbs also abound.

Cookie Cliff Parking,
N 37o 43' 6.8'' - W 119o 43' 3.5''
CCA089 . The Cookie
Cliff is away from the valley center were most of the tourists congregate.
The parking is along road 140, along the Merced river, next to huge white
boulders. The Cookie Cliff is above the parking area. The climbers trail
starts to the left of the parking area (left assuming that you face the
cliff, with the river at your back). Its a short walk to the cliff. The
Cookie Cliff has trad climbing and a few hard sport routes.

Chapel Wall Parking
N 37o 44' 30.9'' - W 119o 35' 29.1''
CCA090 . From the park entrance
head towards Yosemite Village. Park near a small Chapel on the right side
of the road on the valley floor near Yosemite Village. From the parking
head south to the cliff with a few sport routes rated 5.11d and harder.

Lower Public Sanitation
N 37o 44' 24.6'' - W 119o 35' 14.0''
CCAS03 the crag is
180 feet
above the parking.
Lower Public sanitation has some 5.12/5.13 sport climbs.
The parking is very close to
the Chapel Wall Parking: From the park entrance head towards Yosemite Village.
Follow signs to Curry Village. Park just pass Sentinel Bridge on the right
side of the road (no sign for the bridge and no real pullout) at
N 37o 44' 34.4'' - W 119o 35' 20.2''
CCAS01 at an altitude of
4000 feet
. Walk south in woods (no trail) to a rocky talus field and start climbing to
N 37o 44' 27.2'' - W 119o 35' 17.5''
CCAS02 . Walk strait up the rocky talus, then through some woods (no real trail) to
Lower Public Sanitation.

Upper Public Sanitation
N 37o 44' 24.5'' - W 119o 35' 12.0''
CCAS04 the altitude is
420 feet
above the Lower Public Sanitation parking.
Higher Public Sanitation has two 5.11b and harder good sport climbs.
Go to Lower Public Sanitaion (see above) and then
follow the cliffs left an up (heading north-east). There are a few cairns at
first followed by very
loose steep scree. There is no real trail for most of the way.
Very near the end a climber's trail appears. The trail cuts back (south-west)
and becomes exposed just before the crag.

Washington Column at the base of a eleven pitch famous trad climb
named "Astroman" (5.11c):
N 37o 44' 53.0'' - W 119o 33' 36.9''
CCA091 , the altitude is about
5000 feet
. From the Ahwahnee Hotel in the valley center
head west on a dirt path (or paved bicycle path) towards Mirror Lake (check
the map of Yosemite Park that you received at the park entrance). Walk
to a point that is about 100 meters north of the dirt (and paved bicycle)
path at
N 37o 44' 42.8'' - W 119o 33' 44.0''
CCA092 , a park sign with instructions to climbers
can be found at that point. From that sign walk north and up a steep rocky
talus, at first there is no trail but a few hard to follow cairns (if you
loose the cairns its OK to bush wack towards the column). The cairns lead
to a steep climbers path that leads to the base of the column. Once at
the base of the column walk east and up to the base of Astroman.